About

4 JULY 2024

OPENING

5–7 JULY 2024
SYMPOSIUM IN BERLIN

FROM MARCH 2024
SCREENINGS IN DAR ES SALAAM, BEIRUT, PRIZREN, TANGIER, DAKAR, BAKU AND BERLIN.

Cinema of Commoning is a project by bi’bak and various international partners which brings together a network of alternative cinema initiatives from around the world to share knowledge and ideas. After a successful first edition of the program in 2022, Cinema of Commoning returns in 2024 to weave an even larger global network, with a new set of partners, an international screening program and a symposium.

Through hybrid conversations, Cinema of Commoning envisions an alternative cinematic future grounded in the principles of the “commons,” emphasizing accessibility, artistic freedom, and financial sustainability. In the first phase, starting this Spring, a collaboratively curated film program will begin at SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA in Berlin and at partner cinemas around the world. These screenings aim to spark collective discussions and pave the way for a cinema that transcends borders. The project will culminate in Berlin in July with our second Cinema of Commoning Symposium, a three-day program of talks, panels, screenings and events where partner initiatives, film professionals, and cinephiles will converge to discuss concepts, ideas and strategies for building an inclusive and sustainable film culture.

Cinema of Commoning advocates for cinema as a transnational arena for artistic and social practice, a hub for public discourse, an agent of cultural memory and urban heritage, and a sanctuary preserving and disseminating rarely accessible film and video formats. Join us in Berlin to join the conversation, and to celebrate the transformative potential of cinema!

Funded by Hauptstadtkulturfonds, the Governing Mayor of Berlin / Senatskanzlei and the Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt.

A project initiated by bi’bak and SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA (Berlin, Germany) in collaboration with Ajabu Ajabu (Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania), Metropolis Cinema / Cinematheque Beirut (Beirut, Lebanon), Kino Lumbardhi (Prizren, Kosovo), Cinémathèque de Tanger (Tangier, Morocco), Yennenga Centre (Dakar, Senegal), Salaam Cinema (Baku, Azerbaijan).

Location

SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA
Lindower Str. 20/22
Haus C
13347 Berlin

Directions:
U6 S + U Wedding
S41, S42
Bus: 120, 147, N6, N20

Team

Artistic Direction (Cinema of Commoning / SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA)

Malve Lippmann, Can Sungu

CINEMA OF COMMONING TEAM

Project Manager

Pascale Fakhry

Guest Management and PR

Dalia Soliman

Editorial

Eirini Fountedaki, Rachel Pronger

Intern – Content Design and Communications

Gülsen Namıduru

Student Placement

Abisola Oni

Social Media Coordinator

Neo Novoseltcev

Web Programming

Manuel Wisniewski /dataensalon.de

SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA TEAM

Text Editing, Translation

Bethan Hughes

Project Coordination

Galo Enrique Rivera, Chima Okerenkwo, Anna Krauss

Communications

Duygu Atçeken, Bethan Hughes

Projectionists

Anand Angarag, Aghyad Abou Koura, Arjin Cıvan Şahin, Florian Höhensteiger, Jeongin Kim

Box Office, Event Coordination

Victor Corrales, Thaís Omine, Dila Oktar, Galo Enrique Rivera, Anna Simbeck

Graphic Design

Jan Grygoriew / jangry.com